Imagine buying a brand-new pair of wayfarer sunglasses that make you look as sophisticated as Tom Cruise. You wear them all weekend while you are out and about with friends. Come Monday morning, you hop in the car only to discover they are nowhere to be found. You are off to buy another pair – the third pair you've bought this year!
The team at Olympic Eyewear knows it is a good thing that our customers can buy bulk sunglasses inexpensively. They can serve their retail customers who just cannot seem to hang onto a pair of sunglasses for more than a few weeks. Without the retailers to buy from us, those average Joes and Janes would have to come up with some way of permanently affixing their glasses to their bodies.
How do people lose their sunglasses?
If we could only count the ways. It has been our experience that there are some ways more common than others, so we put together a top five list to prove the point.
1. Leaving Them in Someone Else's Car
The number one way people lose sunglasses is probably leaving them in someone else's car. We all have that special storage place in our own cars, but things are different when riding with friends or family members in their cars. It only takes one day of outdoor partying that turns into an evening of fun to cause you to forget that you left your sunglasses in a friend's car. And once they're gone, good luck getting them back.
2. Dropping Them in the Water
Another common way people lose their sunglasses is dropping them in the water. Unfortunately, most sunglasses don't float. Fishermen know this all too well. An experienced fisherman might be leaning over the boat to pull in an especially feisty fish and, in the heat of the moment, drop those expensive sunglasses that quickly sink to the bottom of the lake.
Boaters, beach goers, and ferry riders also have problems with water. It's almost like water acts as a magnet to pull sunglasses off a person's face and suck them into the watery abyss.
3. Losing Them on Amusement Rides
Summer is amusement park season in the US. More than one amusement park goer has lost a pair of sunglasses on a roller coaster, Ferris wheel, or one of the many other thrill rides such parks are known for. It would be interesting to know just how many pairs of lost sunglasses amusement park workers pick up every day.
4. Hanging Them out the Window
It is never a good idea to hold your sunglasses while your hand is hanging out the car window. A momentary lapse at 65 miles an hour can send those sunglasses careening across the interstate on a collision course with oncoming traffic. A lot of people lose their sunglasses this way, and it's not a pretty picture.
5. Loaning Sunglasses to Friends
Last but not least is loaning your sunglasses to a friend. Unfortunately, a good pair of sunglasses is a lot like a good pen. Loan them out and you may never see them again. If you have friends who routinely ask to borrow your glasses, it might be a good idea to keep a stock of cheap, drugstore sunglasses on hand.
Nothing is worse than investing in a good pair of wayfarer sunglasses only to lose them a few days later. If you have customers prone to losing their glasses, you might want to suggest a granny strap or visor clip. Both do wonders for helping people hang on to their shades.